Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Custom Eco-friendly Printed Fabric: Spoonflower

My good friend Mike Wechsler introduced me to a crafter's dream, spoonflower.com. At Spoonflower, you can design and print your own fabric! They use eco-friendly textile printing, and everyone who uploads their own design automatically qualifies for the 10% designer discount.

Custom printed fabrics would obviously be great if you want to design your own garments, but for the beginner DIYer, basic home decor items like curtains and pillows would be super easy and fun to sew.

If you're not a designer, there is a huge collection of designers to browse through. It reminds me a bit of Threadless. Here are a couple of my favorites, which just happen to both have birds.